Garment-supporter clasp.



PATENTED 00T. 4, 1904 Ls. BAUER.

GARMBNT SUPPORTER CLASP.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 18.1903.

No MODEL.

No. evince. j

UNITED STM-ns Patented October 4', 1904.

'PATENT Gir-Flon.

eARmENT-SUPPORTER cr/bp.,

AsPEcilvlonfrron forming part of Letters Patent No. 771,409, `dared otober 4, 1904.

l Application illed June 18, 1903. Serial No. 162,012.2t`iNo model.)

To all whom it may concern."

in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,

have invented certain new and useful improve ments in Garment-Supporter Clasps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to novel improvements in clasps especially useful for hose-supporters; and its object is to providefa simple and easily-operated clasp which will securely hold u garment without tearing or injuring it.

In the drawings l have shown the clasp constructed and arranged for; aV hose-supporter as one embodiment of tmf-invention. Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a per-- spective view showing the clasp uni'astened. Fig. 2 is a plan viewshowing the clasp fastened. 3 is a plan View of the stud-plate. Fig. i is'a sectional view showing the clampiIig-studs open.' Fig. 5 is. a sectional view showing the clamping-studs closed. Figs. 6 and 7 show diierent forms of studs. Figs. 8 to 11 illustrato different constructions einbodying the invention. Fig. 12 shows another form of anchor member.

1n the drawings like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several ligureS, and referring thereto 10 designates the stud-plate, which can be variously constructed, and l1 is the webbing, which is generally threaded through slots 12 in the studplate. In the preferred construction of my invention the studsl are made of rubber on a rubber base 14, which projects beyond the studsand is fastened securely onv the stud-- plate by any suitable means, such as the clenching-lugs 16. The studs and the base may be made integral or separate and united inany suitable manner. It is desirable that when the clasp is open the upper ends of the studs shall be'spread apart, and to this end the base may becrowded lengthwise when fast cned to the stud-plate, so that it' will be suiiciently elevated between its ends to spread the studs properly, Fig. 4, or the studs may be made angularly disposed to the base, Fig. 7.

To engage the garmentv with the studs,l I employ an anchor, which is suitably fastened to the webbing and provided with a rib 17 and hooked ends 18. The anchor being thrown open, the garment is placed upon the studs, which are spread apart, as shown `in Fig.. 1, and then the anchor is pressed down, and th(` rib 17 theeof is caused to carry the garment with it down between the studs. The garment clings to the rubber studs and pulls them together as the rib carries the garment down to the bottom of the opening between the studs. The upper adjacent edges of the studs are thus brought together and clamped upon the fold of the garment lying between them.

The studs are then slipped' down into the hooked ends oi ,the anchor, which hold the studs in locked position, 4as shown in Fig; 2. The studs vmay be recessed, as shown at 13', to accommodate the rib 17, holding the garment, or the studs may be somewhat separated, as shown in Fig. 9.

The studs may be variously constructed, yas indicated in the drawings, and l do not limit myself to any particular form or conliguration thereof. They may be square, roundfor other shape, they may be wedge shaped,

wider Aat the top than at the bottom, as shown in 6, they may have a curved outer face 19, as shown inFig. 7, or they may be straigh t, as shown in Fig. i L

Various means may be employed for securing the studs to the stud-plate, and instead of the lugs 16 to clench the ends of the base let may provide the stud-plate with slots 2O to receive the ends of the base, which have laterally-extending ears 21 to prevent the hase` from pulling out of the slots, Figs. 8 and 9. Theymaterial stamped out in forming these to form supports 22 for the base.

Another way of mounting the studs is shown in Fig. l0, in which each stud is provided with slots may be turned up, as shown in Fig. 9,

a post 23 toiit loosely inwan opening 24 in.

the stud-plata'the post being headed on the underside of the plate. A plate-spring 25. is located beneath the adjacent portionsc of the studs to hold them in an angular position .and spread apart in the desired manner when I prefer to make these studs of rubbezubut it is apparent that they may be madepf other materials, such as metal, Wood, metal covered with rubber, cloth, or other material. Fig. 11 I have shown a pair ol metallic studs 26, provided with headed rivets 2T, passing through a slot 28 in the stud-plate. lt is apparent that when the anchor .is adjusted on these metal studs in the manner heretofore described the studs will be moved toward each other to securely hold the garment, and when the anchor is released and the garment is withdrawn the studs will be thereby moved back to their open position.

The studs may beprovided with buttonheads 29, Fig. ll, or with flanges 30 on their adjacent edges, Fig. 10. Instead ot' the anchor shown in Figs. l and 2 I may employ an anchor with two loops, as shown in Fig. l2.

My improved clasp is distinguished from those now. largely used with hose-sul'uporters by reason of the fact that in the old devices the hose is clamped between the shank of the button and the end ot' the loop, and the button is necessarilyY provided with a head. I provide a pair of movable studs with or without heads and an anchor having' a rib to carry the garment between the studs and force them together upon the `garment. I depend upon the clamping together of the studs by the rib for securing the hose in the clasp and not upon the clamping oli' the hose between the loop and the studs.

Guide-lugs i5 may be provided on the studplate, if desired, as shown in Fig. 3, to assist in holding the base of the studs in proper position.

Without limiti ng myself to the exact construction and arrangement of parts herein shown and descri ed, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a hose-sup porter, the combination of the webbing, a pair of studs, and means operating between the studs for clamping said studs upon an interposed garment.

2. Ina hose-supporter, the combination of In l the webbing, a pair of yielding studs, and

means operatin g between the studs for clamping said studs upon an interposed garment.

3. In a hosefsupporter, the combination of the webbing, a pair of yieldingly-mounted studs, and means operating between the studs for clamping said studs upon a garment.

4. In a hose-supporter, the combination of the webbing, a pair of yielding studs yieldingly mounted, and means operating between the studs for clamping said studs upon a garment.

In a hosefsupporter, the combination of the webbing, a pair of studs angularly disposed with relation to each other, and means operating between the studs for clamping said studs upon a garment.

6. In a hoseesupporter, the combination of the webbing, a pair of studs, and means operating between thestuds for moving said studs relatively to clasp the outer ends thereof upon a garment.

7. In a hose-supporter, the combination of the webbing, a pair'otI yielding studs angularly disposed and yieldingly mounted, and means operating between thestuds for clamping said studs on a garment.

8. In a hose-supporter, the combination of the webbing, a pair of studs, yielding means `for normally holding the outer ends ot' said studs separated, and means operating between the studs for clamping the studs upon a garment.

9. In a hose-supporter, the combination of the webbing, a'pair of studs having an integral base and made of rubber, a stud-plate provided with clenching-lugs to hold said base, and means operating between the studs for clamping the studs on a garment.

PERRY S. BAUER. W itnesses:

WM. O. BELT, HELEN L. Pneu. 

